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Pasachoff, Naomi

A Student's Guide to the Brontë Sisters

160 pp. | Enslow | October, 2009 | Library ISBN 978-0-7660-3267-5 $27.93

(4) YA Understanding Literature series. This examination of the brief lives and enduring works of Emily, Charlotte, and Anne Brontë provides some interesting information about the siblings and their extraordinary writing. Though it's a bit dry, the critical commentary on Jane Eyre and Wuthering Heights is accessible and includes useful historical background. A few photos (mostly movie stills) and art reproductions break up the text. Reading list, timeline, websites. Glos., ind.

Reviewer: Carolyn Shute